Social Development
Social Development
To reference the author Chinua Achebe: “Until the lion tells its own story, the hunt will always glorify the hunter” For a long time, the story of women migration has been prominently told through a narrow lens. When we speak of women from the “Global South” migrating irregularly, the conversation almost instantly shifts to “smuggling” […]
Women and Migration: Overcoming Fears with Courage! Read More »
Each time I walk past the door to the room my mother occupied, I feel the emotional weight of a sticker that reads: “Home is not home without Mom.” If you have ever lost someone close to you, you live with two realizations: that you will never see that person in physical form again, and
Artivism: Exposing the Cracks to Save the Future Read More »
The gap that exists between goals and opportunities is at the core of Robert Merton’s Social Strain Theory which argues that social structures may pressure citizens to commit crimes or experience intense psychological stress. “Strain” occurs when there is a mismatch between society’s expectations of success and the legitimate means available to reach them. Real-world
Baking Bread in the Friction: Navigating Social Strain. Read More »
While traditional metrics of development often use GDP and commerce as the gold standard for measuring a nation’s progress, they frequently overlook the invisible framework upon which society is built: Social Capital. This network of relations, shared values, and trust serves as a powerful counter-metric to traditional economic indices. Social capital provides the essential framework
Social Capital: The New Global Currency Read More »
Photo: Lucas Andrade The growing social media fraud (SMF) among students in Nigeria presents a significant concern that questions the integrity of the system and the ethical standard of the younger generation. Notwithstanding the collective efforts by the government and educational institutions to check the dangers, the challenge continues to linger, pointing to a possible
Digital Fraud and The Online Hustle Culture Read More »
Photo by: Lucas Andrade. Violence within local communities can take various forms such as, verbal abuse, physical harm or cultural and sexual violence. Violence such as physical harm are predominant in many rural communities in some countries of West Africa. It is a behaviour or an act that uses force to inflict physical or psychological
Individual Crises As Symptoms of Systemic Failure. Read More »
The custom from earlier times which promotes the belief that one must “WORK HARD” for continued existence often leads to ignoring the rationale behind it. The human condition that focuses on “keeping the lights on” is exercised in the everyday life. When we are locked in the daily chase that prioritizes securing the immediate present
TRANSPARENCY AS A THREAT RATHER THAN A SERVICE Freedom of information is a legal provision that gives people “the right to know”. This provision is weakly implemented in highly corrupt countries. The oldest Freedom of Information Act is Sweden’s Freedom of the Press Act of 1766. However, Sweden maintains a prudent general data protection regulation
Transparency As a Threat Rather Than a Service. Read More »
To plan your school’s next PTA meeting, download a free template HERE. The origin of naming the parent-teacher association- PTA, seems to have evolved from a 19th century social movement on “motherhood” as a political force. Through the “National Congress of Mothers”, women like Alice Birney and Phoebe Hearst in Washington DC, drove the advocacy on
School-Family Alliance in the Digital Age: Redefining PTA. Read More »
Sometime ago, I was sitting quietly in a park in a country in southern Europe. It was holiday “Magdalena“. Three boys likely 9 -11 years old walked up to me and asked for permission to set up a high-intensity loud knockout fireworks at the park which was quiet at that moment. In one of the
The Boys in the Park: Why Character Trumps Talent! Read More »